These things usually don't make it to the end of the year. So I think this might be an alright idea.

Do a monthly contest. Anoint a winner for each month. And then have the winners of each month be the only ones allowed to predict the final month. Kinda like a playoffs. At least that'll make the final month easier to count since it'll just be 8 or so players.

Or another idea: Split the seasons in half. Do August-December and then January-May.

And for each season, do an eliminator type thing. For example, at the end of August, everyone who wants to advance into September, must have 20 total points. Then for September (to advance into October), must have 40 points, etc.

And then crown a winner at the end of December. And start over again in January.

Just throwing it out. Or we can do the original way. I'm cool with anything.

yeah i generally lose interest/forget a few rounds so anything to break it up would be nice. I reckon an eliminator similar to other sports would be a nice addition. So you pick 1 team you think will win in a round. Can only pick each team once (in the event that everyone is still in it by round 21 then it will reset). If your team loses then you're gone.